Supreme Court Upholds Excise Duty on Liquor Destroyed in Fire Due to Negligence: State of UP vs. M/S McDowell and Company Limited (2022) INSC 13 Date of the Judgment: 05 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 13 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a distillery be held liable for excise duty […]
Supreme Court Upholds Excise Duty on Liquor Destroyed in Fire Due to Negligence: State of UP vs. M/S McDowell and Company Limited (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a distillery is liable to pay excise duty on liquor destroyed in a fire within its premises. CASE TYPE: Excise Law, Liability for Negligence Case Name: State of UP
Supreme Court Clarifies Terminal Excise Duty Refund under Foreign Trade Policy Date of the Judgment: January 4, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a supplier of goods to an Export Oriented Unit (EOU) claim a refund of Terminal Excise Duty (TED) under the Foreign Trade
Supreme Court Clarifies Terminal Excise Duty Refunds for EOUs and DTA Suppliers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) suppliers are entitled to refunds of Terminal Excise Duty (TED) on goods supplied to EOUs, and which authority should process these claims. CASE TYPE: Tax Law, Foreign Trade Policy Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Terminal Excise Duty Refunds for Export-Oriented Units and Domestic Tariff Area Suppliers Date of the Judgment: January 4, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can Export Oriented Units (EOUs) directly claim refunds for Terminal Excise Duty (TED) on goods procured from Domestic Tariff
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case: Rasmita Biswal & Ors. vs. National Insurance Company Ltd. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation in motor accident claims, including future prospects and conventional heads. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: Rasmita Biswal & Ors. vs. Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr. [Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Dismissing Claims of Concealment: Shri K. Jayaram & Ors. vs. Bangalore Development Authority & Ors. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in dismissing the writ petition on grounds of suppression of material facts and whether the land acquisition by Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was valid. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Dismissal of Second Appeals: Hasmat Ali vs. Amina Bibi (2021) Date of the Judgment: November 29, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 790 Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a High Court dismiss a second appeal without providing any reasons? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Haryana’s Stand on Art & Craft Diploma Equivalency: Devender Bhaskar vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a diploma in Art and Craft obtained through distance education from Kurukshetra University is equivalent to a diploma awarded by the Haryana Industrial Training Department for the purpose of appointment as an Arts and
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Charges in Property Dispute: Mitesh Kumar J. Sha vs. State of Karnataka (2021) Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 751 Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a civil dispute over a property sale be escalated into a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court expands definition of ‘legal representative’ in motor accident claims: N. Jayasree vs. Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd. (25 October 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mother-in-law can be considered a ‘legal representative’ for the purpose of claiming compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Also, whether a split multiplier should be applied when
Supreme Court Quashes Abetment of Suicide Charges Against Teacher: Geo V Arghese vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a teacher’s act of reprimanding a student for indiscipline can be considered abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Geo V Arghese vs. The State
